Credibility, Creativity, and Change 

 

Stephanie Unthank-Latter (CEO, BAMBA) and Ed Halliwell come together in conversation to explore how mindfulness teachers move from established eight-week programmes towards more creative and responsive ways of working, particularly in one-to-one settings. Drawing on their own professional journeys, they will discuss how teachers can develop the confidence, capability and credibility to adapt their teaching while remaining grounded in good practice. Together they will reflect on the role of training, supervision, mentoring, personal practice and lived experience in supporting innovation and growth. Through stories, reflections and honest conversation, they will explore what it means to meet people where they are, respond to changing needs, and remain rooted in mindfulness whilst embracing creativity.

​

BAMBA is the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches. It is the lead organisation overseeing the quality of mindfulness-based teaching, training, and supervision in the UK. Their EDI Task Force focuses on navigating the complexity of EDI concerns through collaborative ways of working that draw upon the diverse perspectives of people with lived experience of underserved, underrepresented, and disadvantaged communities, as well as mindfulness and JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) expertise. BAMBA aims to find ways to access competent advice and guidance through collaboration to support the integration of EDI into its purpose.

​

​Ed Halliwell is a mindfulness teacher, supervisor and author. Since 2010, he has taught more than 200 eight-week group courses via MIndfulness Sussex, as well as leading retreats and developing graduate mindfulness programmes. He is the author of Into The Heart of Mindfulness and Mindfulness: How To Live Well By Paying Attention and co-author of The Mindful Manifesto, and has introduced and taught mindfulness in more than 60 organisations. He now specialises in teaching mindfulness one-to one, and his website is www.edhalliwell.com.

​